South Asian U20 Athletics Championships

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The South Asian U20 Athletics Championships is a recurring athletics competition between under-20 athletes from South Asian nations, governed by the South Asian Athletics Federation.^[1] The event, first held in 2007, was formerly known as the South Asian Junior Athletics Championships.

The competition serves as a regional complement to the biennial, continental Asian Junior Athletics Championships.

At the 2018 edition, seven countries participated, including Sri Lanka, India, and Bangladesh.^[2]^[3]

At the 2024 edition, seven countries participated.^[4]

Editions

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Ed.	Year	Venue	City	Dates	No. of events	No. of athletes
1st	2007^[5]	Sugathadasa Stadium	Colombo	29–30 November
2nd	2013^[6]	Birsa Munda Sports Complex	Ranchi	10–12 November
3rd	2018^[7]	Sugathadasa Stadium	Colombo	4–5 May
4th	2024^[8]	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium	Chennai	11–13 September	30	173^[9]

References

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^ https://events.indianathletics.in/SAJAC2024/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SAJR24_FactBook.pdf
^ "Zahir Raihan falls on track". The Daily Star. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
^ "SOUTH ASIAN JUNIOR ATHLETICS C'SHIP 2018 MAY 5TH TO 6TH - SUGATHADASA STADIUM, COLOMBO, SRI LANKA". Retrieved 25 July 2024.
^ "4th South Asian Junior Athletics Championships 2024". Retrieved 2024-11-09.
^ "India dominates inaugural South Asian junior championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
^ "2nd SOUTH ASIAN JUNIOR ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS-2013". upathletics.in. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12908077". Tilastopaja.
^ "INTERNATIONAL EVENTS". Athletics Federation of India. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
^ "Indian team look to cash on home advantage at South Asian Junior Athletics Championships". Athletics Federation of India. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

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